Hello, Readers! This is just a quick reminder that the Cooking Course starts next week- the most comprehensive course of its type you will find anywhere – with information far beyond using the NRC values, and including food science,wet vs dry methods of cooking, preservation of nutrients and phytochemicals, storage and nutrient loss, safety of […]
Category: Courses
Home Cooking for your Dog – an Online Tutorial
Following a couple of previous, highly successful home cooking tutorials – I am running another session this Spring. It is a course that has been requested many times, and for which I see a real need. Homecooking for dogs is increasing in popularity, as many dog lovers want to move away from kibble, but don’t […]
Update on the Practical Herbalism course
Good morning all – my Inbox and PMs are full of inquiries so I thought I’d put the answers all in one place today. With regard to the course progress and launch date or any news pertaining to the course: 1) Check my website – right here! the latest blog entry regarding the course is […]
Practical Herbalism – for Common Canine Conditions
Today I am pleased to offer a new course, a unique course, focused on dogs, on herbs and on common canine conditions you as a home herbalist will almost certainly encounter. Why this course, and why now? There is a veritable avalanche of information today, online and in books, on the subject of “natural health” […]
More on the new Course – FAQs
Practical Herbalism for Common Canine Conditions I am so thrilled to introduce this new online course, focused on practical herbalism, using herbs for minor health issues we dog lovers encounter all the time. I have a full Course Outline posted in a separate entry – now here is some more information on how the […]
Practical Herbalism for Common Canine Conditions
Practical Herbalism for Dogs – Homestudy Course This online course will be open-ended, meaning you can take as long as you like to finish. The course starts with covering some basic information on herbalism, describes how to stock up a home apothecary, and then goes straight into the conditions you, as home herbalist, are likely […]
Courses and Consultations – an update
Today I want to update readers about what’s going on with my courses and consultation services at the present time. Those of you who follow my Page on Facebook (here) or are a member of one of my groups, have heard me state, I am taking some space from consulting while I finish my thesis […]
Update on the Formulation Course-extended deadline
With so many self-styled dogfood “gurus” and such a mountain of (mis)information on the Internet, people who want to home prepare meals for their dogs, are often confused about what to feed. It’s critical to ensure not only wholesome foods but balance and adequacy, and hard to know how to do both… As a clinical […]
Here at last – the Formulation Course!
As the Old Year winds down and we all prepare for the holidays, I`m offering a bit of a gift myself, in the form of a new course – one I have been asked for, and urged to do for years – at a very special, one-time-only price. This is the Canine Dietary Formulation course […]
It’s Here!
The new “Lite” version of the popular Basics of Canine Nutrition course, that is! By popular demand – I have developed an 8- module version of the more intensive course, which covers much of the same material in a more abbreviated format, and is specially geared to those who wish to learn the basics thoroughly […]
FYI – both courses are open
Every other day or so I receive an email from someone trying to find out when the “next session” of the Basic Nutrition course or the Intro to Animal Herbalism will be starting. I feel I have failed to convey the reality – they are both, always, open for enrollment. Both courses are self-paced, online […]
A re-cap on the new course
I am getting a number of emails asking for two things; one, the details listed at the bottom of the course description, so I am going to just repost them here, without the description. NOTE: I have 27 applications for the scholarship so far; it is unlikely I will be able to choose more than […]
Canine Nutrition – two versions now available
The Basics of Canine Nutrition This course is the foundation for all the others, insofar as here we learn about the topic from the ground up, starting with anatomy/digestion, nutrients and food sources, and basic nutrient requirements of dogs. I hear more misunderstanding, half truth and total fallacy in this core area than any […]